This study examined the effect of political participation on the development of basic education and primary health care in Bindawa, Danja, and Dutsin-ma Local Government Areas in Katsina State. After a prolonged spell of military administration Nigeria is at last back to a democracy. An ideal democracy is one that recognizes and encourages political participation yet there is a wide gap between political participation and the development of basic education and primary health care in Bindawa, Danja, and Dutsin-ma Local Government Areas. This study sought to examine the level of people's political participation and the adequacy of basic education and primary health care facilities and personnel in the selected Local Government Areas of Katsina State.Both primary and secondary sources of data were explored. Questionnaire was administered to generate primary data. Secondary data was sourced from records from Katsina state Ministry of finance, education, and health, and from the three Local Governments' Secretariats. Data was collected and analyzed using the Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Chi-Square.Participatory Democracy, and Efficiency Services schools of thought were employed as theoretical framework for the study. The research found out that people participate in multiple political activities but have little or no say in the development of basic education and primary healthcare in the three selected Local Governments. Unfortunately however, as much as the people desire to be involved in matters affecting them, the situation is not so, as in most cases their participation is mostly only valued at the ballot box. Therefore, development of basic education and primary health care is low. The study therefore recommended that the people should be involved in the development of basic education and primary healthcare from problem identification, planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation so as to harmonize people's political participation and the development of basic education and primary health care in the three Local Government Areas.